Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg Match, Lyon vs. Manchester City (Sun Apr 09)


                                 Lyon  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  3-5-2 C
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                       N_Rasskazov DF  |  DF A_Rami
                           D_Franz DF  |  MF Aparichit
                        N_Niculaie DM  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF Suz_Nakamoto
                          T_Watson MF  |  MF Seb_Rudy
                       N_Whiteside MF  |  MF E_Shikari
                       A_Rodriguez AM  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW Aoas
                                       |
                        Tim_Howard SUB |  SUB G_Yates
                         G_Neville SUB |  SUB D_Gallagher
                         M_Laudrup SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB J_Afolabi
                       M_Greenwood SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(lyn) C_Soares is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to N_Whiteside
          ...  N_Whiteside goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Zaratta was beaten there!
Min. 6  :(mnc) Aoas with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Ian_David_Mc is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  G_Bailey misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  G_Bailey reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 7  :(mnc) E_Shikari with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Soares
          ...  E_Shikari with the strike !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Bailey moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  G_Bailey catches it with style!
Min. 9  :(lyn) J_Shaddix with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Rami
          ...  He knocks it to C_Soares!
          ...  C_Soares with a blistering shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  A_Zaratta is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Watson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Lombardo gets to it!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Whiteside!
          ...  A_Rodriguez gets his head on it
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 11 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is first to the loose ball
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke knocks the ball back to A_Zaratta
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Zaratta!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Ian_David_Mc
          ...  A_Zaratta easily catches it!
Min. 12 :(lyn) T_Watson hoists the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Rami cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 12 :(mnc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Aoas is through!
          ...  Aoas has a dig at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Bailey never had a chance!
Min. 14 :(mnc) Aparichit with a 50-yard pass to Aoas
          ...  From long range Aoas bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 16 :(lyn) T_Watson races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Franz lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But Seb_Rudy clears the danger
Min. 19 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Rodriguez has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 20 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc with the nod to D_Franz
          ...  D_Franz has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 22 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But N_Rasskazov clears the danger
Min. 23 :(lyn) N_Niculaie spots A_Lombardo who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Lombardo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Whiteside hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Rodriguez gets his head on it
          ...  A_Zaratta gets up well to catch that one
Min. 24 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Lombardo in space!
          ...  A_Lombardo with the header !
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 24 :(mnc) E_Shikari changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Aoas
          ...  Cleared by N_Whiteside
Min. 26 :(lyn) J_Shaddix looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Shaddix chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 27 :(mnc) A_Rami knocks it past N_Niculaie and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Soares tackles cleanly
Min. 28 :(lyn) J_Shaddix holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Whiteside
          ...  N_Whiteside breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Zaratta
          ...  He lobs it over A_Zaratta
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 31 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc beats A_Rami
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A delicate chip from Ian_David_Mc !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Zaratta looks dejected!
          ...  That's put Lyon in front!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 31 :(lyn) A_Lombardo sidesteps Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Poll warned him
Min. 32 :(lyn) C_Soares bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Lombardo
          ...  Seb_Rudy takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 35 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rami
          ...  C_Soares wins the ball
Min. 39 :(lyn) J_Shaddix barges the defender off the ball
          ...  J_Shaddix attempts a low drive!
          ...  But A_Zaratta stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto sprints past C_Soares
          ...  A well-placed shot from Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that G_Bailey got a touch
Min. 42 :(mnc) Aparichit reads the run of C_Fuchs
          ...  N_Whiteside intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) A_Lombardo steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Rami
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Seb_Rudy with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 46 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  C_Fuchs floats it forward
          ...  O_Bierhoff latches onto the end of it
          ...  A vicious shot by O_Bierhoff !
          ...  But G_Bailey makes a superb stop down low.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 50 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Rasskazov
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc with the diagonal pass N_Whiteside
          ...  C_Fuchs tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lombardo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zaratta easily catches it!
Min. 51 :(mnc) Aparichit gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Franz!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc wins the ball
Min. 52 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez sidesteps A_Rami
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Rodriguez sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Zaratta catches it with style!
Min. 55 :(lyn) N_Whiteside miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Lombardo though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A_Lombardo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  A_Zaratta just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 56 :(mnc) Aparichit gets to the by line and finds Aoas with a beautiful cross
          ...  Ian_David_Mc gets to the ball first
Min. 58 :(lyn) D_Franz plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Rodriguez
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 58 :(mnc) Aparichit has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Ian_David_Mc
          ...  He knocks it to Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(lyn) A defence splitting pass from T_Watson to D_Franz
          ...  D_Franz tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zaratta never had a chance!
Min. 59 :(mnc) Aparichit sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Watson
Min. 60 :(lyn) B_Gilmour comes on for A_Rodriguez and takes up a AM role
Min. 60 :(lyn) M_Laudrup is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Shaddix is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) N_Niculaie beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds B_Gilmour
          ...  B_Gilmour with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 60 :(mnc) Aoas kills the ball dead
          ...  But C_Soares sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 62 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from N_Niculaie
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  G_Bailey tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 64 :(lyn) M_Laudrup sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  B_Gilmour runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Gilmour tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes an easy save
Min. 67 :(lyn) N_Rasskazov plays in C_Soares with a beautiful ball
          ...  C_Fuchs slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 69 :(lyn) M_Laudrup cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Gilmour
          ...  B_Gilmour must beat A_Zaratta!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 70 :(lyn) G_Neville will come on for D_Franz and play DF
Min. 72 :(lyn) N_Rasskazov reads the run of Ian_David_Mc
          ...  Ian_David_Mc hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 79 :(lyn) A_Lombardo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Watson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Watson with the shot on net !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 80 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Aoas in space!
          ...  The defender plays it back to G_Bailey
          ...  Aoas intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy G_Bailey
          ...  He rounds G_Bailey
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  G_Bailey somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 82 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with the diagonal pass C_Soares
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Rasskazov floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Zaratta fists it away!
Min. 83 :(lyn) B_Gilmour unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Lombardo
          ...  But Seb_Rudy reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) T_Watson turns on a sixpence
          ...  Seb_Rudy with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 90 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a slide rule pass to G_Neville
          ...  G_Neville with a bicycle kick !
          ...  A_Zaratta beats the ball away
Min. 90 :(mnc) Aparichit with the cross-field pass to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  G_Bailey is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Bailey looks very relieved!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus reads the run of Aparichit
          ...  Ian_David_Mc reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 93 :(mnc) Aparichit is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Aoas
          ...  Aoas looks to see where G_Bailey is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But G_Bailey is equal to it
Min. 94 :(lyn) B_Gilmour turns past O_Bierhoff
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  B_Gilmour with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But A_Zaratta parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Ian_David_Mc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ian_David_Mc (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ian_David_Mc (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Aparichit
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       10
Off target           :          12        |       4
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :          12        |       10
Key Passes           :          23        |       12
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 0 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  32   1   5   5   9 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  30   9   6  30 |  95   0   4   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  98  38  43
C_Soares       DF   2  28   7  11  28 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
N_Rasskazov    DF   2  25   7   9  31 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Franz        DF   2  25   7   8  22 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
N_Niculaie     DM   2  18  25   2  35 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  61   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
T_Watson       MF   2  13  30   9  27 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  28  12  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  30  21  44 |  61   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  31  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Tim_Howard     GK  23   2   4   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  28   7   3  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  27   7  22 |  34   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  26  19  33 |  34   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
M_Greenwood    FW   1   9   1  25  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zaratta      GK  35   3   3   1  21 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  37   9  10  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  36  11   6  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
A_Rami         DF   3  36   5   7  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Aparichit      MF   3   5  32  19  12 |  95   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  20  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   9  11  30  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  29  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  36   9  10  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  33  12  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  35  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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